Paste-cup.



PATENTED JULY 21, 1908.

W. RODIGER.

PASTE 0UP.

APPLIOATION IILED JULY 5, 1907.

w W H W WILLIAM RODIGER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PASTE-CUP.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 21, 1908.

Application filed July 5, 1907. Serial No. 382,183.

To all whom it may c0ncern.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM RODIGER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Paste-Cups, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in paste-cups or mucilage holders, or similar devices.

The object of the invention is to increase the efficiency of devices of this class.

The invention consists in substantially the construction set forth in the subjoined speci fication, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Like letters refer to similar parts in the several figures of the drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in ver tical section on the line 1-1, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 22, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view on the line 33, Fig. 2, with the upper part broken away.

The reference sign A designates the paste or mucilage cup proper, which may be made i of glass, porcelain or other suitable material and have the usual external form.

B designates the cover, which may be of any suitable material but is preferably of metal and is arranged to be detachably connected with the body or cup portion by means of crimping or screw threads, or other suitable fastening devices. The cover preferably rises some distance above the cup and is of cylindrical form so as to readily receive the upwardly projecting handle of the brush, which latter is designated by the ref erence letter C and is itself of any well known form and construction. The cup is provided with an integral partition arising from its inner bottom surface at any selected point but preferably at one side of the center, as indicated in the accompanying drawing. This partition extends upwardly until its top surface is practically flush with the top surface of the on and thereby a brush chamber is produced o considerable height. Through this partition are formed any desired number of apertures into the paste chamber of the cup and in the drawings there are shown two. These apertures may be formed in any convenient manner but it is preferred to mold them in the partition at the time it is formed and at the point where the partition joins the bottom of the cup. The partition is designated. in the drawing by the reference letter D and the apertures by the reference letter a. The partition forms a brush chamber in which the brush habitually is placed when not in use, with its bristles toward the bottom thereof and it is found desirable to support these bristles above the water, which is placed in such brush chamber at the lower part thereof, and to this end a foraminated partition is arranged across such brush chamber and at a small distance above the bottom thereof upon which the brush may rest, and below this artition the water is placed. It is preferab e to make this horizontal partition removable and an economical and convenient arrangement is shown as consisting of a thin perforated sheet metal shelf with its edges bent down to form supports and adapted to hold such foraminous partition up a proper distance from the bottom of the brush chamber. Of course, this partition might be made of various other materials and in various other ways but as at present advised the form illustrated is the preferred one.

A great difficulty encountered in connection with paste-cups is to keep the paste from drying and cracking and with a view to avoiding this trouble many arrangements for keeping the paste moist have been devised with more or less success. In the present instance it is believed the difficulty has been solved by the making of the apertures through the brush and water chamber into the paste receptacle proper, whereby the water comes in direct contact with the paste at several points and yet upon a very small surface of such paste. This is found in practice to efficiently keep the paste moist and yet not sufficiently wet to make it sloppy. At the same time the brush is held out of immediate contact with the water, which is placedunder the horizontal partition below such brush and hence does not take up so much moisture as to be objectionable in that it merely receives the vapor which rises from the water and contacts with its bristles, which is sufficient to keep it in proper condition for use whenever desired.

It is obvious that many variations might be made in the details of the structure by those skilled in the art without departing from the principle thereof and I therefore do not wish it to be understood that I am to be limited to the eXact construction shown and described.

' paste and the other for the water and brush,

and the brush chamber provided with a hori zontal shelf arranged a proper distance above the bottom thereof to support the brush above such bottom and out of contact with the Water beneath such shelf and such shelf having openings therethrough to permit the ascent of vapor to the brush.

3. A paste-cup or mucilage holder comprising a chamber divided into two portions by a vertical partition wall, said portions adapted respectively to hold the paste and brush, and the brush chamber provided with a removable perforated shelf to support the brush above the bottom of such chamber out of contact with the water beneath the same and yet in communication with the vapor from such water.

4:. A paste-cup or mucilage holder comprising an approximately circular chamber having a vertical partition wall dividing it into two portions respectively adapted to contain paste and the brush, and the brush chamber provided with a removable foraminous shelf for supporting the brush above the bottom of such chamber and permitting vapor from the water beneath such shelf to communicate with the brush.

5. A paste-cup or mucilage holder comprising an approximately cylindrical chamber having a vertical partition formed integrally therewith and provided with apertures therethrough and a removable foraminous shelf within the brush chamber supported a short distance above the bottom and above the apertures in the vertical partition whereby water may be retained below and out of contact with the bristles of the brush and yet in contact with the limited surface of the paste and the vapor from the water being in immediate communication with the brush. i

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 2nd day of July, A. D. 1907.

WILLIAM RODIGER.

l/Vitnesses:

GEORGE J. HOFELDT, GUY W. CORNWELL. 

